The global market for carbon black for packaging, valued at around US$ 175 million in 2018, continues to demonstrate gradual growth. A new study on the carbon black for packaging market forecasts the CAGR of 2.8% for market revenue during the forecast period, 2018-2028.

Carbon black, when used to produce conductive material, is lightweight, easy to manufacture, and chemical resistant. With the increase in consumption of electrical and electronics devices, the carbon black for packaging market is expected to grow tremendously during the forecast period. Leading manufacturers are planning to expand their market presence in the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions. It is noticed that the manufacturers of carbon black for packaging in China are largely benefitting from the high demand for ESD (electrostatic discharge)-protective packaging.

The sales channel and marketing strategies of the companies are focused on creating a large base of distributors to increase the reach of their products to a global scale. Carbon black imparts strong electrical conductivity to the intrinsically-insulated polymer materials. Manufacturers of ESD packaging products face numerous challenges during the compounding process of carbon black and polymers.

A large number of end-user companies are thus looking for ready-made master-batch solutions due to their inability to handle technical challenges during compounding. Some companies, such as Cabot Corporation, in the global carbon black for packaging market are also planning to offer carbon black, as well as compounded conductive polymers, to cater to a large segment of customers in the value chain of the ESD packaging market.

Product Development & Innovations to Create New Growth Potential in Carbon Black for Packaging Market

Plastics are the major application area for the specialty carbon black manufacturers, accounting for more than 50% of the global specialty carbon black market. In the plastics segment, the packaging sub-segment accounts for a noticeable market share throughout the forecast period. The major trend noticed in the carbon black for packaging market is capacity expansion. Some of the top manufacturers of carbon black for packaging have already expanded their global footprint by establishing a manufacturing base in emerging economies of the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in India and China.

Product development and innovation will further create new growth potential in the global carbon black for packaging market. Companies are spending high chunks of money on research and development of carbon black products to develop products that offer negligible water abortion, good disperse-ability, and less impurities. Manufacturers of carbon black for packaging are also focusing on manufacturing conductive polymers to offer a variety of products to cater to a large segment of customers in the value chain of the global market.

Carbon nanotubes are gaining strong traction in the global conductive polymers market. These have emerged as the most effective additive solution to impart conductivity to polymer materials. It should be noted that the carbon nanotubes are 1000x more powerful than other widely used alternative additive solutions such as carbon black. This might hamper the global carbon black for packaging market during the forecast period.

Commercially-available static control materials usually contain 15-20% carbon black as an additive in ESD materials. The high content of carbon black leads to high surface conductivity which results in an uncontrolled discharge through the ESD material. This has resulted in a decline in the growth rate of the carbon black for packaging market. Also, the market share of carbon black, in ESD packaging market, is expected to decrease from 62.0% in 2016 to 56.5% in 2027 due to its damaging properties on sensitive electrical components.

APAC currently dominates the carbon black for packaging market, with almost half of the global value. China will particularly continue dominance in carbon black for packaging market owing to the ever-increasing production and consumption of electrical and electronics devices. Despite the lead, Chinese market for carbon black for packaging has been slated for a sluggish CAGR over 2018-2028. Indian market is also expected to generate decent opportunities for the established as well as new entrants in the global carbon black for packaging market. Some of the major manufacturers based in India include Philips Carbon Black Limited, Continental Carbon Company, and Aditya Birla Group.

In this report, Future Market Insights offers a 10-year forecast for the global carbon black for packaging market between 2018 and 2028. The study reveals carbon black for packaging market dynamics in seven geographical segments along with market analysis for historical & current market environment and future scenario over the forecast period of the global carbon black for packaging market.

Report Description

This Future Market Insights report studies the global carbon black for packaging market for the period 2018–2028. The prime objective of this report (carbon black for packaging market) is to offer insights and key market trends pertaining to the carbon black for packaging market that are gradually helping transform global businesses.

The global carbon black for packaging market report begins with the executive summary for various categories and their share in the carbon black for packaging market. It is followed by market dynamics and an overview of the global carbon black for packaging market, which includes FMI analysis of market drivers, restraints, and trends that are affecting the growth of the carbon black for packaging market. Furthermore, to understand the popularity of the carbon black for packaging segments, attractiveness index and BPS analysis with elaborated insights on the same are provided, which will show the market’s attractiveness based on factors such as CAGR and incremental opportunity. To show the performance of the carbon black for packaging market in each country and region, BPS and Y-o-Y growth analysis are provided.

The next section of the report highlights the carbon black for packaging market by region, and provides the market outlook for 2018–2028. The study investigates the Y-o-Y growth regionally, as well as analyses the drivers that influence the regional carbon black for packaging market. Main regions assessed in this report include North America, Latin America, Europe, South Asia, East Asia, Oceania, and MEA. The report (global carbon black for packaging market) evaluates the historical scenario, present scenario, and growth prospects of the regional carbon black for packaging market for 2018–2028.

To ascertain the market size in terms of value and volume, the revenue generated by the key manufacturers and their respective production capacity is taken into consideration. The forecast presented here assesses the total revenue generated by value, across the carbon black for packaging market. In order to provide an accurate forecast, we initiated by sizing up the historical and current market, which forms the basis on how the carbon black for packaging market is expected to develop in the future.

Given the characteristics of the market, we triangulated the outcome on the basis of three different types of analysis- based on supply side, downstream industry demand, and economic envelope. In addition, it is imperative to note that in an ever-fluctuating global economy, we not only conduct forecasts in terms of CAGR, but also analyse the market based on key parameters, such as year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth rates, to understand the predictability of the carbon black for packaging market and identify the right opportunities across the market.

The market segments for the global carbon black for packaging market have been analysed in terms of basis point share (BPS) to understand the individual segment’s relative contributions to market growth. This detailed level of information is important for identifying various key trends in the carbon black for packaging market.

Another key feature of the global carbon black for packaging market is the analysis of key segments in terms of absolute dollar opportunity. Absolute dollar opportunity is critical for evaluating the scope of opportunity that a provider can look to achieve, as well as to identify potential resources from a delivery perspective of the carbon black for packaging market. The overall absolute dollar opportunity along with the segmental split is mentioned in the global carbon black for packaging market report.

To understand the key growth segments in terms of growth and adoption of carbon black for packaging globally, Future Market Insights developed the carbon black for packaging market ‘Attractiveness Index.’ The resulting index should help providers identify real market opportunities.

In the final section of the report on the carbon black for packaging market, a ‘dashboard view’ of the companies is provided, to compare the current industrial scenario and their contribution to the total carbon black for packaging market. Moreover, it is primarily designed to provide clients with an objective and detailed comparative assessment of key providers specific to a market segment. Report audiences can gain segment-specific manufacturer insights to identify and evaluate key competitors based on the in-depth assessment of their capabilities and success in the carbon black for packaging marketplace.